JP6694106B1 - Information processing method, information processing terminal, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To seamlessly reproduce a music that can be used in a music game even if a screen transition is sandwiched. According to an information processing method executed by a computer for executing a music game in which a player participates via an information processing terminal, the music game evaluating an operation input for a reproduced music piece, One of the plurality of songs that can be used in the music game is seamlessly played on the plurality of screens from the home screen to the play screen of the music game. [Selection diagram] Fig. 9

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing method, an information processing terminal, and a program.

  Recently, games using music have been known (Patent Document 1, etc.). For example, there is known a game in which an operation is performed in accordance with a timing according to an instruction mark (also referred to as “Notes” or “Marker” depending on the game) displayed on the display according to the rhythm of music data to be reproduced. There is. Such games are also called “music games”, “rhythm games”, etc., and are implemented in portable game devices and commercial game devices installed in game centers. Hereinafter, such games are collectively referred to as "music game".

  When playing a music game on a mobile terminal, as described in Patent Document 1, the terminal first needs to determine a music piece based on the input of the player. When there are a plurality of selectable songs, the player selects and decides one song from them. In a general music game, the determined music piece is played back at the start of the game process, and then stopped at the end of the game.

JP, 2017-131422, A

  When the determined music is played back at the start of the game process, the player has to start the game process once even if he / she wants to confirm the determined music by sound. Can not be confirmed. Even if the music selected on the music selection screen can be played back, if the music playback is stopped at the time of switching to another screen, the time to check the music is shortened. Therefore, the player's convenience is reduced. Further, in recent years, a music game for playing a music video (MV) has been developed, and it is desired to develop a technique including selection / determination of MV.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a technique for seamlessly reproducing a music piece that can be used in a music game even with a screen transition.

One aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object is to execute a music game in which a player participates via an information processing terminal, and which evaluates an operation input for a music piece to be played. An information processing method executed by a computer, wherein a plurality of music pieces that can be used in the music game are displayed on a plurality of screens from a home screen of the music game to a play screen of the music game. the piece of music have a playback step of playing seamlessly among, wherein each of the plurality of pieces of music that can be used in a music game, video tailored to the song is constructed as an integrated music videos, the In the reproducing step, the video is reproduced in time with the reproduction of the music .

  According to the present invention, there is provided a technique for seamlessly reproducing a music piece that can be used in a music game even if a screen transition is sandwiched.

It is a figure showing the example of composition of the information processing system in one embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of each apparatus which comprises the information processing system in one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen transition in the music game run by a user device. It is a figure which shows an example of a home screen. It is a figure which shows an example of a music selection screen. It is a figure which shows an example of a deck organization screen. It is a figure which shows an example of a game screen. It is a figure which shows an example of a result screen. It is a figure which shows the flow of the process performed by a user terminal.

  Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims, and not all combinations of the features described in the embodiments are essential to the invention. Two or more features of the plurality of features described in the embodiments may be arbitrarily combined. Further, the same or similar configurations are designated by the same reference numerals, and duplicated description will be omitted.

<System configuration>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an information processing system according to the present invention. The system configuration described below is an example applicable to the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention, and is not intended to limit the number or type of each device.

  In this information processing system, the user terminals 102, 103, 104 and the server device 101 are connected via a network 105 so that they can communicate with each other. The user terminals 102 to 104 may be mobile terminals such as smartphones, smart watches, and tablets, or may be desktop PCs, notebook PCs, and game devices (for business use). In the following description, the user terminals 102 to 104 may be collectively referred to as the user terminal 102. The user terminal 102 functions as an information processing terminal in the present invention. The network 105 is a network such as the Internet (WAN) or LAN, and may be wired or wireless.

<Device configuration>
Next, with reference to FIG. 2, the configurations of the server device 101 and the user terminal 102, which are the respective devices configuring the information processing system shown in FIG. 1, will be described. The user terminals 103 and 104 have the same configuration as the user terminal 102. In addition, the said structure is only an example, For example, another component may be included.

  The server device 101 is a device that can provide an online game service (social game) to the user terminals 102 to 104, and in the present embodiment, can provide a music game including a process described below. It is a device that can. The server device 101 is. A CPU (central processing unit) 201, a RAM (random access memory) 202, a ROM (read-only memory) 203, a HDD (hard disk drive) 204, a database I / F 205, and a communication control unit 206 are provided. Each component is connected via the system bus 210. The CPU 201 controls the entire server device 101. The CPU 201 realizes various functions by reading a control program stored in advance in the ROM 203 or the HDD 204 into the RAM 202 and executing the control program. The ROM 203 stores a boot program, a control program, various set values, and the like. The RAM 202 is a work area of the CPU 201 as described above, and can temporarily store various information and parameters. The HDD 204 is a non-volatile mass storage device, and can store various programs and information.

  The database I / F 205 controls data transmission / reception with the database 207 communicatively connected to the server apparatus 101. The database 207 is provided for the purpose of assisting the HDD 204, and in the present embodiment, for example, stores and manages user information, information of various songs, game media (cards, characters, etc.) that can be used in a music game, and the like. Database. The communication control unit 206 controls communication with an external device via the network 105. For example, the communication control unit 206 can send and receive information to and from the communication control unit 215 of the user terminal 102 via the network 105.

  The user terminal 102 includes a CPU 211, a RAM 212, a ROM 213, a HDD 214, a communication control unit 215, an output I / F 216, and an input I / F 217. The respective components are connected via the system bus 221. A display 218 as a display unit and a speaker 219 as a sound reproducing unit are connected to the output I / F 216, and an operating unit 220 is connected to the input I / F 217. The display 218, the speaker 219, and the operation unit 220 may be configured to be included in the user terminal 102. When the user terminal 102 is a smartphone, a tablet, or the like, a touch panel liquid crystal display may be applied, and the display 218 and the operation unit 220 may be integrally provided. The CPU 211 realizes various functions by reading a control program stored in advance in the ROM 213 or the HDD 214 into the RAM 212 and executing the control program. The ROM 213 stores a boot program, a control program, various set values, and the like. The RAM 212 is a work area of the CPU 211, as described above, and can temporarily store various information and parameters. The HDD 214 is a non-volatile mass storage device, and can store various programs and information.

  The communication control unit 215 controls communication with an external device via the network 105. As described above, the communication control unit 215 can send and receive information via the communication control unit 206 of the server device 101 and the network 105. The output I / F 216 controls the display on the display 218 and controls the audio output (audio reproduction) of the speaker. The input I / F 217 receives a user operation input via the operation unit 220 and transmits it to the CPU 211.

<Outline of music game>
Next, an outline of the music game according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The music game according to the present embodiment is a music game in which a player participates via the user terminal 102 that functions as an information processing terminal, and is a music game in which an operation input by the player with respect to a music piece to be reproduced is evaluated.

  FIG. 3 shows transitions of screens displayed on the display 218 of the user terminal 102 when executing the music game according to this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, in the music game according to the present embodiment, a home screen 301, a music selection screen 302, a deck organization screen 303, a game screen (play screen) 304, and a result screen 305 are displayed so as to transition in this order. .. This display processing is performed by the CPU 211 that functions as a display control unit. Note that the screen transitions shown in FIG. 3 are merely examples, and it is not excluded that screens related to other processing are incorporated and that some screens are not displayed.

  The home screen 301 is a screen (my page screen, main screen, top screen) that is first displayed after the music game is started in response to the execution of a predetermined application (application program) by the user terminal 102. The application may be stored in the user terminal 102 in advance, or may be downloaded from the server device 101 and executed. Further, the application may be controlled so as to notify the server device 101 of an HTTP request as necessary and acquire necessary information as a response (HTTP response) thereof. On the home screen 301, an instruction button (instruction area) for prompting the player to start the music game is displayed. Although various menus and information corresponding to the various menus are displayed on the home screen 301, the displayed information is not limited to a particular one.

  In addition, the home screen 301 may be displayed by performing a predetermined operation by the player after displaying a result screen 305, which will be described later, or in response to the result screen 305 being displayed and a predetermined time having elapsed. ..

  An example of the home screen 301 is shown in FIG. In the example of FIG. 4, a “gacha shop” button 401, a “character training” button 402, and a “music game start” button 403 are displayed on the right side of the home screen 301. The “gacha shop” button 401 is a button for urging the player to perform a process for purchasing / acquiring a character of a card, which will be described later, and by selecting the button by the player, a character purchasing / acquiring process procedure is performed. move on. The “character breeding” button 402 is a button for prompting the player to perform a process for breeding a character of a card, which will be described later, and when the player selects the button, the process proceeds to the process of character breeding. It should be noted that the character purchase / acquisition processing procedure and the character training processing procedure are not closely related to the features of the present embodiment, and thus detailed description thereof will be omitted. The “music game start” button 403 is a button for prompting the player to start the music game in the present embodiment, and when the player selects the button, the screen changes to the music selection screen 302. Note that the screen may be configured to transition to the music selection screen 302 in response to an arbitrary trigger other than the operation of selecting the “start music game” button 403 by the player.

  In the present embodiment, it is premised that there are a plurality of songs that can be selected by the player, that is, songs that can be used in the music game, and while the home screen 301 is displayed, the songs are switched in sequence. Is played. The reproduction switching process may be executed based on an operation by the player, or may be executed at predetermined time intervals. The information of the music being played may be displayed on the home screen 301 as the music selected by the player. For example, in the example of FIG. 4, information 404 of the title “AAA” of the music being played (music A) is displayed. Further, when each of the songs that can be used in the music game is configured as a music video (MV) in which images (moving images) that match the song are integrated, the MV corresponding to the song is displayed on the home screen. It may be configured to be played on 301.

  The music selection screen 302 is a screen on which the player can select a music to be reproduced in the music game processing from a plurality of music, and for example, a list of selectable music is displayed. An example of the music selection screen 302 is shown in FIG. In the example of FIG. 5, title information 501 to 503 of the selectable song is displayed as the selectable song information, and of these, information 501 of the song currently selected by the player (in the selected state) is displayed. , It is displayed so that it can be more easily recognized by the player. In the example of FIG. 5, the information 501 of the currently selected song is displayed in a larger size. The number of pieces of music information displayed is three in the example of FIG. 5, but may be another number. The information of the displayed music is not limited to the title of the music, and may be any information related to the music. By scrolling the music selection screen 302, for example, the player can sequentially select the information of the music and display the information of the selected music so that it can be more easily recognized.

  On the music selection screen 302, a button indicating completion of music selection is also displayed. In the example of FIG. 5, the “selection OK button” 504 corresponds to a button indicating completion of music selection. When the “select OK” button 504 is selected while one music piece is selected by the player, the screen changes to the deck organization screen 303. The screen may be configured to transition to the deck organization screen 303 in response to any trigger other than the selection operation of the “select OK” button 504 by the player.

  The deck organization screen 303 is a screen for organizing a deck for challenging a music game based on a player's operation. An example of the deck organization screen 303 is shown in FIG. In the example of FIG. 6, the deck is composed of cards K1 to K6 corresponding to the characters C1 to C6 and usable in the music game according to the present embodiment. Note that in the present embodiment, the number of cards (the number of characters) organized in the deck is 6, but the number is an example, and another number may be used. Depending on the organized deck, it may be determined how favorably the music game proceeds.

  On the deck formation screen 303, a button indicating completion of deck formation is also displayed. In the example of FIG. 6, the “start” button 601 corresponds to the button indicating the completion of deck formation. When the player completes the deck formation and selects the “start” button 601, the screen transitions to the game screen 304. The screen may be configured to transition to the game screen 304 in response to any trigger other than the selection operation of the “start” button 601 by the player.

  The game screen 304 is a screen in which the music selected by the player on the music selection screen 302 is reproduced and the player enjoys (plays) the music game in accordance with the reproduced music. An example of the game screen 304 is shown in FIG. The game screen 304 is displayed in synchronization with the reproduction of the music selected by the player on the music selection screen 302 (reproduction accompanied by audio output). When the music composition is configured as an MV, the video of the MV is also reproduced. On the game screen 304 shown in FIG. 7, the markers M1 to M6 are displayed according to the rhythm of the reproduced music. The markers M1 to M6 respectively move from the top to the bottom of the screen, and the player himself / herself determines the timing at which the markers displayed according to the rhythm of the reproduced music overlap the determination areas D1 to D6, and the determination area D1 is determined. Play by tapping (touching / selecting) D6. In accordance with the tap operation on the game screen 304, for example, evaluation in three stages (“perfect”, “good”, “miss”) is performed. In the case of being evaluated in three stages, for example, when the tap operation is performed so as to almost completely match the marker, “perfect”, the tap operation is performed within the first predetermined range and / or the first time with the marker. If it is performed, it is evaluated as “good”, and if the tap operation is performed in a range larger than the marker and the first predetermined range and / or outside the first time, it is evaluated as “miss”.

  The determination areas D1 to D6 correspond to the respective cards K1 to K6 of the deck organized by the player on the deck organization screen 303. Scores and the like are calculated based on the parameters of the cards K1 to K6, and the music game proceeds. One music game continues until the music selected by the player on the music selection screen 302 ends.

  When the game screen 304 is displayed and the music being played is finished, the screen transitions to the result screen 305. The result screen is a game result display screen for displaying the result (that is, information such as score) of the music game played by the player on the game screen 304 and information about the result. Specifically, in accordance with the music played by the player, a score is calculated according to how much the tap operation has been performed so that the timing of the marker and the determination area match, and the score is displayed on the result screen 305. An example of the result screen 305 is shown in FIG. In the example of FIG. 8, the characters C1 to C6 organized by the player are displayed on the deck organization screen 303, and the total score and the tap operation of the music game are in three stages (“perfect” and “good”). , "Miss"), the scores corresponding to these stages are displayed.

  The evaluation process for the game screen, the game process, and the game play described above is an example, and the present embodiment can be applied to any game using music.

<Description of seamless playback function>
In the present embodiment, one of the plurality of songs that can be used in the music game is played seamlessly, that is, seamlessly, on the plurality of screens until the screen changes to the play screen of the music game. Is characterized by. That is, in the screen transition example of FIG. 3, on the home screen 201, the music selection screen 203, and the deck organization screen 303 surrounded by the dotted line 306, the same music is not interrupted even if the screen transition is sandwiched, that is, the music is continuously reproduced seamlessly. It is characterized by having a function. Hereinafter, this function will be referred to as a seamless playback function. In the present embodiment, the reproduced music is a music selected in each screen by a player's operation, or a music related to the selected music.

<Process flow for realizing seamless playback function>
Next, with reference to FIG. 9, the basic control for realizing the seamless reproduction function will be described. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a flow of processing executed by the user terminal 102 in order to realize the seamless reproduction function in this embodiment. The process described below can be realized by the CPU 211 of the user terminal 102 executing a control program stored in the ROM 213 or the like, and calculating and processing information and controlling each hardware. Data of one or more songs that can be used for a music game is stored in advance in a storage medium such as a RAM, and the CPU 211 functioning as a reproducing unit accesses the storage medium to make a selection. It is assumed that it is configured to be reproducibly reproduced. Further, when the music is configured as the MV, the CPU 211, which functions as a reproducing unit, may reproduce the video of the MV corresponding to the music in accordance with the reproduction of the music. Data of one or more songs that can be used for a music game may be provided to the user device 102 by communication from the server device 101.

  First, processing on the home screen 301 (processing performed while the home screen 301 is displayed) will be described. On the home screen, the CPU 211 functions as a reproducing unit and reproduces one of a plurality of songs that can be used in a music game. In the example of FIG. 9, the CPU 211 can switch the musical piece A → musical piece B → musical piece C → musical piece A ... to reproduce the musical piece (F901, F902, F903). The reproduction switching process may be executed based on an operation by the player, or may be executed at predetermined time intervals.

  On the home screen 301, the CPU 211, which functions as a reproducing means, reproduces the music piece selected by the player on the home screen 301. At this time, as in the example home screen 301 shown in FIG. 4, the CPU 211, which functions as a display control unit, selects the information of the music being reproduced (information 404 of the title “AAA” of the music A) by the player. The music in the state can be displayed on the home screen 301.

  On the home screen 301, the CPU 211 functions as a display control unit in response to a predetermined operation performed by the player and / or a predetermined time elapses, and then the music selection screen 302 is displayed. Transition the screen. For example, in the example of the home screen 301 shown in FIG. 4, when the “music game start” button 403 is selected by the player, the screen changes to the music selection screen 302.

  Next, processing on the music selection screen 302 (processing performed while the music selection screen 302 is displayed) will be described. On the music selection screen 302, the CPU 211 functions as a selection unit and selects one music from a plurality of music that can be used for a music game in accordance with an operation input by the player. Here, control is performed so that the music selected by the player on the home screen 301 immediately before transitioning to the music selection screen 302 is reproduced by the CPU 211 functioning as a reproduction means even immediately after the transition to the music selection screen 302. To be done. That is, in the home screen 301, when the music selected by the player is the music A immediately before the transition to the music selection screen 302, the music A is reproduced immediately after the transition to the music selection screen 302 (F905). .. Similarly, in the home screen 301, when the music selected by the player is the music B and the music C immediately before the transition to the music selection screen 302, the music B and the music C are also immediately after the transition to the music selection screen 302. Is reproduced (F907, F909).

  Further, on the music selection screen 302, the CPU 211, which functions as a reproduction unit, can change and reproduce the music selected in the music selection screen 302 according to the operation by the player. In the example of FIG. 9, the CPU 211 can reproduce while changing the music A, the music B, and the music C according to the operation by the player (F910, F911, F912, F913). Here, like the example of the music selection screen 302 shown in FIG. 5, the CPU 211, which functions as a display control unit, can display the information of the music selected by the player so that it can be more easily recognized. Further, when the music is configured as a music video, the CPU 211 functioning as a display control unit can change and play (display) the music video in response to the change of the selected music.

  Further, the CPU 211, which functions as a display control unit, may transition from the music selection screen 302 to the home screen 301 in response to an operation by the player. In this case, the CPU 211, which functions as a reproducing means, can directly reproduce the music selected in the music selection screen 302. In the example of FIG. 9, when the player performs an operation for returning to the home screen 301 while the music A in the selected state is being reproduced on the music selection screen 302, the CPU 211 may reproduce the music A. Yes (F904). Similarly, when the player performs an operation for returning to the home screen 301 while the music B and the music C which are in the selected state on the music selection screen 302 are being reproduced, the CPU 211 causes the music B and the music C to be reproduced. Can be reproduced (F906, F908). Here, when the music composition is configured as a music video, the CPU 211, which functions as a display control unit, can directly reproduce (display) the music video of the music composition being reproduced.

  In the music selection screen 302, the CPU 211 functions as a display control unit in response to a predetermined operation performed by the player and / or a predetermined time has elapsed, and the deck formation screen 303. Change the screen to. For example, in the example of the music selection screen 302 shown in FIG. 5, when the player selects the “select OK” button 504, the screen transitions to the deck organization screen 303.

  Next, processing on the deck formation screen 303 (processing performed while the deck formation screen 303 is displayed) will be described. On the deck organization screen 303, the CPU 211 functions as a reproducing means and reproduces the music selected on the music selection screen 302. That is, in the music selection screen 302, if the music selected by the player immediately before the transition to the deck formation screen 303 is the music A, the music A is reproduced even after the transition to the deck formation screen 303 (F914). ). Similarly, in the music selection screen 302, if the music selected by the player immediately before the transition to the deck composition screen 303 is music B and music C, even after the transition to the deck composition screen 303302, music B and music C is reproduced (F916, F918). Here, when the music composition is configured as a music video, the CPU 211, which functions as a display control unit, can directly reproduce (display) the music video of the music composition being reproduced.

  Further, the CPU 211, which functions as a display control unit, may transition from the deck formation screen 303 to the music selection screen 302 according to the operation by the player. In this case, the CPU 211 functioning as a reproducing unit can directly reproduce the music piece reproduced on the deck organization screen 303 (F915, F917, F919). Here, when the music composition is configured as a music video, the CPU 211, which functions as a display control unit, can directly reproduce (display) the music video of the music composition being reproduced.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, in a plurality of screens from the home screen of a music game to the game screen (play screen) of the music game, a plurality of screens that can be used for the music game are displayed. It is possible to seamlessly play one of the songs. As a result, the player can listen to the music used in the music game for a long time before starting to play the music game, and the entertainment property of enjoying the music is enhanced.

  In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, although the form which provides this invention as an information processing terminal was demonstrated, it can implement | achieve by the program for making these functions function by one or more computers. The program can be provided by being stored in a computer-readable storage medium or through an electric communication line. Further, the invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications and changes can be made within the scope of the invention. The invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications and changes can be made within the scope of the invention.

  101: server device, 102, 103, 104: user terminal, 105: network, 201: CPU, 202: RAM, 203: ROM, 204: HDD, 205: database I / F, 206: communication control unit, 210: system Bus, 211: CPU, 212: RAM, 213: RAM, 214: HDD, 215: Communication control unit, 216: Output I / F, 217: Input I / F, 218: Display, 219: Speaker, 220: Operation unit

Claims (9)

What is claimed is: 1. A music game in which a player participates via an information processing terminal, which is an information processing method executed by a computer to execute a music game in which an operation input for a played music is evaluated.
A reproducing step of seamlessly reproducing one of a plurality of songs that can be used in the music game on a plurality of screens from the home screen of the music game to the play screen of the music game. Yes, and
Each of the plurality of songs that can be used in the music game is configured as a music video in which the video matching the music is integrated, and in the playing step, the video is played back in time with the playing of the music. An information processing method characterized by the above.   2. The information processing according to claim 1, wherein, in the reproducing step, one of the plurality of music pieces selected by the player over the plurality of screens is seamlessly reproduced on the plurality of screens. Method.   The screen display of the information processing terminal is changed from the home screen of the music game to the play screen of the music game in response to a predetermined operation by the player and / or when a predetermined time elapses. The information processing method according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a display control step.   In the display control step, as the plurality of screens, at least a music selection screen for selecting a music to be used in the music game from the home screen, and a plurality of game characters for challenging the music game are configured. 4. The information processing method according to claim 3, further comprising transitioning sequentially to a deck organization screen for organizing a deck.   The information processing method according to claim 4, wherein, in the reproducing step, a plurality of songs that can be used in the music game are sequentially reproduced on the home screen.   The information processing method according to claim 5, wherein, in the reproducing step, a plurality of music pieces that can be used in the music game are sequentially reproduced by switching the home screen every predetermined time.   The information processing method according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein in the reproducing step, the music composition selected on the music composition selection screen is reproduced on the deck organization screen. An information processing terminal for executing a music game in which a player evaluates an operation input for a music piece to be played,
A reproducing unit that seamlessly reproduces one of a plurality of songs that can be used in the music game on a plurality of screens from the home screen of the music game to the play screen of the music game. Yes, and
Each of the plurality of songs that can be used in the music game is configured as a music video in which the video matching the music is integrated, and the playback unit plays the video in synchronization with the playback of the music. An information processing terminal characterized by the above. A program that causes a computer to execute the information processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 7 .